Meanings
Origin
From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دغريات
- دغرياتparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Bulgarian клептопаразитизъм
- клептопаразитизъм (kleptoparazitizăm)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Catalan cleptoparasitisme
- cleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Chinese Mandarin 盜食寄生 /盗食寄生, 偷竊寄生 /偷窃寄生
- 盜食寄生 /盗食寄生 (dàoshíjìshēng)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
- 偷竊寄生 /偷窃寄生 (tōuqièjìshēng)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Czech kleptoparasitismus
- kleptoparasitismusparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Danish kleptoparasitisme
- kleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Dutch kleptoparasitisme
- kleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Finnish kleptoparasitismi
- kleptoparasitismiparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
French cleptoparasitisme
- cleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
German Kleptoparasitismus
- Kleptoparasitismusparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Greek κλεπτοπαρασιτισμός
- κλεπτοπαρασιτισμός (kleptoparasitismós)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Hebrew חומסנות
- חומסנותparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Indonesian kleptoparasitisme
- kleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Japanese 盗み寄生, 労働寄生
- 盗み寄生 (nusumikisei)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
- 労働寄生 (rōdōkisei)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Norwegian Bokmål kleptoparasitisme
- kleptoparasitismeparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Persian طعمهدزدی
- طعمهدزدیparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Polish kleptopasożytnictwo
- kleptopasożytnictwoparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Portuguese cleptoparasitismo
- cleptoparasitismoparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Romanian cleptoparazitism
- cleptoparazitismparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Russian клептопаразитизм
- клептопаразитизм (kleptoparazitizm)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Spanish cleptoparasitismo
- cleptoparasitismoparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Swedish kleptoparasitism
- kleptoparasitismparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Turkish kleptoparasitizm
- kleptoparasitizmparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Ukrainian клептопаразитизм
- клептопаразитизм (kleptoparazytyzm)parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Vietnamese ký sinh ăn cướp
- ký sinh ăn cướpparasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species
Cite this entry
APA
kleptoparasitism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kleptoparasitism
MLA
“kleptoparasitism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kleptoparasitism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kleptoparasitism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kleptoparasitism.
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